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English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC 25-1123. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.

Employers filed 348 labor condition applications for English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1123) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 339 of them certified.

The median offered wage is $72,664 a year (quartiles $62,832–$87,457), below the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $55,955. Level I is the most common prevailing wage level (62% of filings).

PERM applications for the occupation number 76 with a median offered wage of $69,913.

348labor condition applicationsFY2025–2026

$72,664median offered wageall occupations $122,221

$55,955median prevailing wage

97%certified

H-1B labor condition applications

Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as stated on the application. Data through 30 Jun 2026.

Applications by fiscal year

199

149

FY2025FY2026 (to date)

Applications by fiscal year of decision; FY2025: 195 certified · FY2026: 144 certified. The latest fiscal year is partial.

Prevailing wage levels

Level I 62%Level II 15%Level III 2%Level IV 0%Not stated 21%

Measure	SOC 25-1123	All occupations
Median offered wage	$72,664	$122,221
25th–75th percentile	$62,832–$87,457	—
Share at Level I or II	77%	56%
Share certified	97%	98%

Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (348 here).

Offered wages by employer

Employer	City	Applications	Mean offered wage
University of California at Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	7	$90,551
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	6	$65,488
North Carolina State University	Raleigh	5	$65,917
James Madison University	Harrisonburg	5	$63,580
Emory University	Atlanta	5	$70,805
University of Illinois	Urbana	5	$70,522
Texas Tech University	Lubbock	4	$51,577
Muskingum University	New Concord	4	$58,880
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore	4	$73,960
The University of Chicago	Chicago	4	$78,062
The University of Southern California	Los Angeles	4	$101,695
University of Notre Dame du Lac	Notre Dame	4	$111,729
University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley	4	$120,505
Yale University	New Haven	4	$103,150
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Edinburg	4	$53,495
The Ohio University	Athens	3	$56,333
Texas Christian University	Fort Worth	3	$67,966
University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles	3	$131,267
College of Charleston	Charleston	3	$70,615
The Pennsylvania State University	University Park	3	$73,980
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	3	$831,129
Williams College	Williamstown	3	$81,833
University of Hawaii	Honolulu	3	$85,164
The University of Iowa	Iowa City	3	$84,050
Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland	3	$60,560
University of Washington	Seattle	3	$83,943
University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	3	$90,115
Colby College	Waterville	3	$77,000
University of Connecticut	Storrs	3	$82,765
Stetson University	DeLand	3	$62,000
University of Kentucky	Lexington	3	$73,396
Baruch College	New York	3	$96,301
State University of New York at Stony Brook	Stony Brook	3	$76,378
Trustees of Boston University	Boston	3	$72,551
Fairfield University	Fairfield	3	$105,540
Old Dominion University	Norfolk	3	$63,446
The University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa	3	$73,946
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst	3	$76,850
Montclair State University	Montclair	3	$96,829
University of North Carolina Wilmington	Wilmington	2	—

The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.

All employers, A to Z

All employers for English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary: 69 records. The A to Z list names every employer with a page that has this occupation among its most-filed H-1B occupations.

Worksite states

Texas 33 · New York 27 · California 25 · Massachusetts 25 · Virginia 16 · Ohio 15 · Illinois 14 · Pennsylvania 14 · Georgia 13 · North Carolina 13

PERM labor certification

PERM applications as disclosed by OFLC; FY2024 covers the new Form 9089 only. Status is as recorded at the data date. Data through 30 Jun 2026.

FY2024FY2025FY2026 (to date)

PERM applications by fiscal year; FY2024: 0 certified · FY2025: 38 certified · FY2026: 33 certified.

Median offered wage on PERM applications: $69,913.

Employer	City	PERM applications
Syracuse University	Syracuse	3
Texas Christian University	Fort Worth	3
The University of Texas El Paso	El Paso	2
University of Kentucky	Lexington	2
Baruch College	New York	2
Indiana University	Bloomington	2
Bard College	Annandale-on-Hudson	2
North Carolina State University	Raleigh	2
Illinois State University	Normal	2
Appalachian State University	Boone	2
Texas Tech University	Lubbock	2
Mississippi State University	Mississippi State	2
James Madison University	Harrisonburg	2
University of Notre Dame du Lac	Notre Dame	2
The Ohio University	Athens	2

The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.

Questions and answers

What is the H-1B salary for English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary?

The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 25-1123 is $72,664 a year, with the middle half between $62,832 and $87,457; the median prevailing wage cited is $55,955.

Which employers file the most H-1B applications for English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary?

University of California at Santa Barbara (7), University of Michigan (6), North Carolina State University (5), James Madison University (5), Emory University (5)

Which wage level is most common for English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary?

Level I: Level I 62%, Level II 15%, Level III 2%, Level IV 0% of filings.

How many PERM applications name English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary?

76 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $69,913.

Source: OFLC LCA and PERM disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026, through 30 Jun 2026. Occupation pages are built for SOC codes with at least 50 applications. How H-1B wage levels work.